James McMurtry - You'd A' Thought (Leonard Cohen Must Die) lyrics

I'm running round in circles and I'm chasing my tail
 Carving my initials with a rusty nail
 Betraying my intentions man it happens without fail 
You'd a' thought that I'd know better by now 

It might be some dark secret I keep bottled up inside
 Or just some miniscule transgression
 I shouldn't have tried to hide
 It's not the size that matters, it's deceit she can't abide 
You'd a' thought that I'd know better by now 

And of course she knows, ‘cause I can't fool her
 And I know she knows, ‘cause she don't fool me 
And she knows I know she knows and we might discuss it eventually
 When the pressure builds ‘til it blows the seals all out from in between 
You'd a' thought that we'd know better by now 

[Chorus:] You'd have thought that we'd know better
 You'd have thought we'd understand
 Through all the smoke and mirrors 
I guess we do the best we can 
Hiding out without a doubt it's getting out of hand
 You'd a' thought that we'd know better by now 

And I've seen the phantoms hiding in the shadows in her eyes
 It's not that I'm not threatened, it's just that I'm not surprised 
"Good for the gander," said the old folks, but they lied 
You'd a' thought that we'd know better by now

 They circle up the wagons, expressing deep dismay
 When we know all the words that they can't bring themselves to say 
There's so much they never tell you, there's so much they hide away
 You'd a' thought that they'd know better by now [Chorus]